Does protocatechuic acid, a natural antioxidant, reduce renal ischemia reperfusion injury in rats?

Yüksel M., Yıldar M., Başbuğ M., Çavdar F., Çıkman Ö., Akşit H., ...More

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.23, no.1, pp.1-6, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2016.20165
  • Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-6
  • Keywords: Antioxidants, ischemia reperfusion injury, malondialdehyde, protocatechuic acid, reactive oxygen species, INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE, OXIDATIVE STRESS, FREE-RADICALS, PROTECTS, TOXICITY, IMPROVES, ALPINIA
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Protocatechuic acid (PCA), which has antioxidant property, is a simple phenolic compound commonly found in many plants, vegetables, and fruits, notably in green tea and almonds. Present study was an investigation of the effects of PCA on rat kidney with ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury.